“Like apples in a barrel infected by one rotten one, the cor…

“Like apples in a barrel infected by one rotten one, the corruption of Greece would infect Iran and all to the east. It would also carry infection to Africa through Asia Minor and Egypt, and to Europe…”—Dean Acheson, U.S. undersecretary of state, February 29, 1947 Undersecretary Acheson’s comments were made in 1947, more than a decade before the United States became involved in Vietnam. Explain how you think these comments relate to the “domino theory” and show how these concepts affected U.S. foreign policy and involvement in Vietnam.